Fireplace



' Patented Sept. 20, |898. J. EJM'Y.

FIREPLACE.

(Application led Apr. 14, 189B.)

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Patented Sept. 20, |898. J. E. MAY.

FIBEPLACE. (Applvlienton tiled Apr.

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JOHN E. MAY, OF RODGERS, TEXAS.

FIREPLACE.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,179, datedSeptember 20, 1898.

Application filed April 14, 1898. Serial No. 677,616. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. MAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rodgers, in the county of Bell and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fireplaces; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to what I term a portable fireplace adapted to beapplied to houses from the outside thereof and at any desired point inthe house after the latter has been built or while it is in the processof construction.

It will be understood from the following description and claim,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa perspective view of the irnproved lireplace, looking from the interiorof the house. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section through the same anda portion of the ooring of the house. Fig. 3 represents a perspectiveview of the same applied to the outer side of the house, and Fig. 4C isan inside perspective view showing a modification adapting the replaceto be used for burning wood.

1 and 2 indicate the front and rear Walls of the fireplace, and 3 theside walls of the same, the body of the fireplace being made,preferably, of galvanized sheet-iron or other suitable material andcomposed of sections, as indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, built oneupon another, the upper section thereof being provided with convergingupper walls 4, terminating in a flue 5, which, like the replace itself,is made up of sections built one upon another and extending above thehouse,

as shown in Fig. 3. The sides and back of the replace are provided witha lining of asbestos, flreclay, or other suitable protectingplates(indicated at 6) and covered by plates 7, preferably of cast-iron, andconnected with the outer wall by through-bolts, (indicated at 8,)adapting the lining and covering-plates to be readily removed andrenewed when required. The lower section of the fireplace, as will beseen by reference to the drawings, extends below the iioor of the room(indicated at 9) to which the fireplace is applied, and is provided ator near the plane of the floor with a grate 10, preferablyconcave-convex, concave on its upper face, as indicated in the drawings,and provided with suitable laterally-projecting pins or spurs 11,adapted to rest'upon and be supported by side flanges or ribs 12, formedon the side walls of the fireplace. Any suitable form of grate, however,may be employed, and it may be supported in the fireplace with its baseor bottom about on the plane of the floor 10, as shown.` As stated, thefireplace extends below the grate to form an ash-pit having an openingin the outer wall 2, adapting it to receive an ash-pan 13, maderemovable from the outer wall of the replace for obviating the necessityfor removing ashes from the inside of the house.

ltindicates a base, of any suitable material, as brick, upon which thefireplace is supported. It will be seen that only the rear portion ofthe fireplace is provided with the converging upper walls 4, terminatingin the flue 5, the portion in front of said iiue and converging wallsbeing adapted to be projected within the house to bring the inner wallof the fireplace iiush with the inner wall of the room to which thefireplace is applied, thereby leaving a space (indicated at l5) betweenthe iiue and the inner wall l of the fireplace for engaging the Wall ofthe house. As will be seen, the inner wall extends above the top plate16 of the inner portion of the fireplace to engage the wall of the houseand hold the iireplacesnugly in place, and to the upper end of thisextension a shelf 17 may be applied.

18 indicates the hearth, which may be of any usual or suitable materialfor the purpose. The front Wall of the fireplace extends below theflooring and is provided with a series of draft-openings (indicated at19) and on its inner face with oppositely-turned hooks 19', adapted toengage a slide 20, provided with openings adapted to register with thosein the front wall of the ireplace orto be moved for closing saidopenings. This slide is provided at one end with a lug or extension 21,having a pin 22, with which the slotted lower end of a lever 23 engages,said lever passing through an opening in the floor or hearth and beingpivoted at 24, as indicated in Fig. 1.

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The upper end of this lever is provided with a suitable handle, by whichit can be vibrated for actuating the slide to open and close thedraft-openings in the front Wall of the fireplace in front of theash-pan.

The construction above described is adapted for use in burning coal andmay also be used for burning wood; but Where Wood alone is to be usedfor fuel I prefer to substitute for the grate a closed hearth,(indicated at 25 in Fig. 4,) which may be of iron, iire-brick, or othersuitable material for the purpose. There this is done, andirons may beused and the iire built thereon. The exposed front Wall of the fireplacemay be ornamented in any suitable manner, as indicated in Figs. l and 4.

By the construction described it will be seen that the fireplace isadaptedto be projected from the outside through an opening in the wallof a house, Whether the house be a frame structure or Whether it bebuilt of brick or other Well-known materials. By making it as describedit can be readily built up in the place designed for it and the main orbody portion of the fireplace, with its smoke stack or flue, will be onthe exterior of the house to Which it is applied and only the fireplaceproper and its ornamental front Will be exposed to View in the room toWhich it is applied.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and soughtto be secured by Letters Patent,` is- A portable fireplace composed ofsections and adapted to be projected through an opening in the Wall ofahouse, and having an up- Ward projection on its front Wall in front ofand removed from the smoke-flue for engaging the Wall of the house andretaining the fireplace in position, and an ash-pit extension below theiioor of the room to which the iireplace is applied, said iireplacebeing provided in rear of the Wall of the house engaged thereby, Withconverging Walls terminating in a smoke-flue also composed of sectionsbuilt one upon the other, said ash-pit extension having draft-openingsin its front Wall and an opening in its rear Wall permitting the removalof the ashes from said ash-pit from the outside of the house, allsubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOI-IN E. MAY.

Witnesses:

W. B. HARVEY, W. R. PATTERSON.

